Top Skin Savers

Top Skin Savers

Every day, a new wonder cream hits store shelves with sky-high promises to make you look young. In fact, since our last anti-aging skin-care awards three years ago, well over 300 products have launched in just the 10 categories we've focused on here — moisturizers, eye creams, and more. So we set out again to discover, scientifically, which products really work. It took a team of scientists at our Good Housekeeping Research Institute, an advisory board of top dermatologists, almost 1,000 volunteers, and many months of work, but here they are: 10 gold and 11 silver winners. They do plump skin, diminish spots, and more — our lab tests prove it.

Facial Moisturizer With SPF 30: Gold Winner

Facial Moisturizer With SPF 30: Gold Winner

The Contenders moisturize and deliver ingredients like peptides and retinol to firm, plump, and even out skin while delivering broad-spectrum sun protection with an SPF of 30, in keeping with American Academy of Dermatology guidelines.

Testing Time: 8 weeks

Gold Winner: Trumping the competition, Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair Moisturizer SPF 30 ($22 for 1 oz.) was a hit with testers, who reported that it improved skin tone, softened fine lines, and firmed skin. The rave reviews: "Hands down the best wrinkle cream I have tried so far." "I like that my skin looks brighter and feels firmer." "Until I tried this cream, I was doubtful that day creams actually worked as advertised. My skin looks younger — it's firmer and has less visible wrinkles." Lab tests confirmed that the retinol-infused day cream firmed and evened out skin while dispensing a dose of hydration.